A daily journal from 76 years ago
73rd day – 293 days follow 35 Fair A man came down from Boson and measured up the living room furniture for slip covers, he just left when in came Russ Snow to get one of the same chairs to put a slip cover on. I didn’t let him have it. Finished painting the screens …
72nd day – 294 days follow 40 Rain Wind So. and the hardest steady rain we have had yet. Eleanor and George walked in on Thel this morning, they had just got in from Harrisburg, Penn. There is a regular river running down thru the valley. I heard that Fred Richards had a shock up …
71st day – 295 days follow 45 Fair Fair today and the wind is South. Saw Mr. H on the hill this morning, he told me Sassi is up at Withington’s and we saw Mr. W, he said Sassi had a shock yesterday afternoon. H wanted me to try look up a man for him, …
71st day – 295 days follow 32 Fair Saw Mrs. H, Mary, Nellie, and Geo Crowell. Martha was there but I didn’t see her. Thel and Ski worked this afternoon. This noon I had a letter from Mrs. Howe of Holyoke telling me that she liked my article in the Bulletin very much. After dinner, …
70th day – 296 days follow 30 Fair Joseph C Lincoln and Irving Cobb died today. Lincoln was 74 years old. Raked up rubbish today. Eddie Hathaway arrived home today from Penn. Stopped in to see Pic and Eric. Pic told me she saw the Dr today and he told her that she will probably …
69th day – 297 days follow 32 Fair Received a letter from Maurice Robbins of Attleboro praising the article I got in the bulletin. Will have to answer. Painted all day on screens up on the hill. Went over to see when Steve wanted the petunia seed, he is going to start for Mrs. H. …
68th day – 298 days follow 40 Fair John Morton, M.S.G., Ann Dapper So far this winter there have been three deaths on Cliff St, all on the east end, and in adjacent homes. Thel found my pocket book, it had dropped out of my pocket when I hung up my pants. Raked rubbish all …
67th day – 299 days follow 45          Rain John Morton Wind south for a change and rain. Thel called up Cozette a little after 10-PM last night. Tillie said she and Cozette and Phil Covell had just got in from John Morton’s. Mrs. Morton had run over after Archie as she was afraid John had …
64th day – 302 days follow 12 Fair Lost pocketbook When I went to bed last night I missed my change pocket book and I remembered leaving it on the counter in Jordan Hardware where I bought some fish hooks. Called up the hardware this morning, they hadn’t found my pocket book so I think …
64th day – 302 days follow 35 Fair Went up on the hill and did up the chores, then walked over to the Avenue and around by the sand bank. There I took a check up on just where the axe came out of the sand bank as I hope to keep tabs on that …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 